Royalty Pharma Appoints Molly Sawaya as Executive Vice President, Head of Human Capital

NEW YORK, July 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX) today announced the appointment of Molly Sawaya as Executive Vice President, Head of Human Capital.

Molly joins Royalty Pharma from Hudson Bay Capital, where she was a Managing Director and Head of Colleague Experience, responsible for designing and delivering the firm’s Human Resources (HR) agenda, including onboarding, colleague engagement, professional development, compensation and benefits. Previously, Molly held a number of global HR roles of increasing responsibility at QBE Insurance Group, Perpetual Limited and National Australia Bank. Molly received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Applied Science degrees in Psychology from the University of Sydney.

“We are delighted to welcome Molly to the leadership team at Royalty Pharma,” commented Pablo Legorreta, Royalty Pharma’s founder and Chief Executive Officer. “Molly has nearly fifteen years of experience in HR at large and complex global organizations, with a focus on fostering an environment where people can thrive, grow and contribute to a shared purpose. As we continue to scale the business, Molly will play a pivotal role in cultivating the truly special culture at Royalty Pharma and supporting the growth of our tremendously talented team.”

About Royalty Pharma

Founded in 1996, Royalty Pharma is the largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties and a leading funder of innovation across the biopharmaceutical industry, collaborating with innovators from academic institutions, research hospitals and non-profits through small and mid-cap biotechnology companies to leading global pharmaceutical companies. Royalty Pharma has assembled a portfolio of royalties which entitles it to payments based directly on the top-line sales of many of the industry’s leading therapies. Royalty Pharma funds innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry both directly and indirectly – directly when it partners with companies to co-fund late-stage clinical trials and new product launches in exchange for future royalties, and indirectly when it acquires existing royalties from the original innovators. Royalty Pharma’s current portfolio includes royalties on more than 35 commercial products, including Vertex’s Trikafta, GSK’s Trelegy, Roche’s Evrysdi, Johnson & Johnson’s Tremfya, Biogen’s Tysabri and Spinraza, AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson’s Imbruvica, Astellas and Pfizer’s Xtandi, Novartis’ Promacta, Pfizer’s Nurtec ODT and Gilead’s Trodelvy, and 17 development-stage product candidates. For more information, visit www.royaltypharma.com.